Gershen kaufman biography of albert

GERSHEN KAUFMAN was educated at Columbia University and received his Ph.D.

Gershen kaufman biography of albert

in clinical psychology from the University of Rochester. He is now professor emeritus, Counseling Center and Psychology Department, at Michigan State University. For thirty-six years he was actively engaged there in providing psychotherapeutic services to university students; consultation to university faculty and staff; clinical supervision and training to psychology practicum students and interns; research supervision to graduate students; and teaching a course on Affect and Self-Esteem in the Psychology Department.

Kaufman also maintained a private practice as a licensed psychologist until 2010, where he treated a broad range of clientele in psychotherapy. A pioneer in the study of shame, Kaufman is the author of The Psychology of Shame: Theory and Treatment of Shame-Based Syndromes, Second Edition (Springer Publishing Co., 1996) and Shame: The Power of Caring, Third Edition (Schenkman Books, 1992).

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